Example sentences of "need for [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 They may also reduce the demand and need for night calls from general practitioners and , taking into account the age and frailty of residents , the pressures on the district nursing service .
2 Similarly , in the need for institutional change study it was clear that need for change has two distinct components : the deficiency level of some institutional subsystem , and its importance to the system as a whole .
3 Sometimes it is manifested in an exaggeration of previous dependency when problems arise ; sometimes , with strangers , excessive expectations of and need for support arise from these earlier relationships ( 'My husband waited on me hand and foot . ' )
4 The ones you need for plumbing include a small one for tiny grub screws ( on taps , for example ) , a medium-size one ( 100m , say ) for screws on WC cisterns and a large one for screwing into walls .
5 Anne : Go to the Italian restaurant [ her status and need for control acknowledged , without her needing to sound bossy or assertive ] .
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